by Tax Watchdog | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Utah’s 29 counties recently mailed property tax notices to every Utah property owner. These notices indicate the property’s market value, taxable value, the property tax rate each taxing entity with jurisdiction over the property intends to levy, the anticipated total...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 30, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized, The Utah Taxpayer
One major tax burden on small businesses is known as the tangible personal property tax or TPP. It is one of the more disliked taxes among business owners. Recently a prominent business owner in Utah told the Association they call it the “bull-sh**” tax because they...
by Billy Hesterman | Jun 30, 2025 | Blog, The Utah Taxpayer
Governor Spencer Cox has nominated Johnny Deeds, of the Law firm Crapo|Deeds PLLC, to be the next commissioner on the Utah State Tax Commission. In the governor’s announcement of the nomination, he noted that Deeds has the ability to navigate complex tax...
by Billy Hesterman | May 29, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
In late May the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to the so-called Big Beautiful Bill that contains provisions that make large portions of the tax breaks from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 permanent. According to the Tax Foundation, the...
by Tax Watchdog | May 3, 2022 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
A Utah city has begun the process of providing a massive tax incentive to build a “walkable” community, which includes a mix of housing, office space, and some retail. South Jordan City has created a new project area just to the west of the existing Daybreak...
by Tax Watchdog | May 3, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The second annual Beehive Family Report published by the Utah Taxpayers Association sheds a lot of light on the tax burden the typical Utah family faced in 2021. Policymakers can look to the report to understand the overall burden taxpayers face, as well as the impact...
